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She began screaming for help so he struck her a third time, this time causing her to become dizzy.

He told her to lower her voice so people wouldn't hear, police say.

When she went to the police station, he followed her, apologising via text message and asking her not to report it.

Yet, police say, he told them it was his wife who had started the fight and he hadn't assaulted her, and that her glasses had "simply fallen off her head".

The man, through his lawyer, on Wednesday pleaded with the Melbourne Magistrates' Court not to convict him of charges of assault and recklessly causing injury because he could lose his visa and his job.

Magistrate Jonathan Klestadt told the man he should have thought of that before he acted the way he did.

Asad Rana, for the accused, said the man had been participating in a behaviour-change program and was making amends.

Mr Klestadt adjourned the matter to February to give the man time to complete the behaviour-change program before he decides how to deal with the matter.